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The first issue of Modern Logistics News "Smart Logistics" sorted out 9 news worth paying attention to. In terms of policy trends, Li Xiaopeng met with the German Federal Minister of Digitalization and Transport, the Ministry of Transport held a ministerial meeting to propose to accelerate the introduction of the "Action Plan for Large-scale Equipment Renewal of Transportation", and the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology held a symposium on artificial intelligence to empower new industrialization enterprises to accelerate the promotion of artificial intelligence to empower new industrialization.
In terms of market trends, the first commercial cross-sea low-altitude logistics route in the Greater Bay Area was launched, and the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangzhou Expressway was opened for testing of intelligent networked vehicles. Amazon will invest more than 700 million euros in robotics and artificial intelligence technology in Europe, and the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released the "2023 China Digital Logistics Development Report".
Policy winds
1. Li Xiaopeng met with the German Federal Minister of Digitalization and Transport
On April 16, Minister of Transport Li Xiaopeng met with Volker Wiesin, Federal Minister of Digitalization and Transport of Germany, in Beijing, and the two sides exchanged views on further deepening Sino-German transport cooperation.
Li Xiaopeng pointed out that China's Ministry of Transport is willing to work with the German Federal Ministry of Digitalization and Transport to actively promote green and low-carbon development in aviation, maritime and other fields, accelerate the construction of green infrastructure, vigorously promote green equipment, explore the application of green fuels, and promote Sino-German cooperation in the field of transportation to a new level.
Volker Wiesing said that the German Federal Ministry of Digitalization and Transport attaches great importance to friendly exchanges and practical cooperation with the Ministry of Transport of China, and is willing to maintain close communication with China to strengthen cooperation in energy conservation and emission reduction in transportation, so as to better benefit the people of the two countries.
2. The Ministry of Transport promotes the "large-scale transportation equipment renewal action"
On April 12, Li Xiaopeng, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Transport, presided over the ministerial meeting. The meeting pointed out that promoting the large-scale renewal of transportation equipment is an important measure to accelerate the construction of a transportation power, promote the high-quality development of the industry, and serve the construction of a new development pattern. It is necessary to speed up the introduction of the "Action Plan for Large-scale Equipment Renewal of Transportation" and earnestly implement it.
In addition, transportation and logistics is a key area to promote the effective reduction of logistics costs in the whole society, and it is necessary to effectively promote the cost reduction and quality improvement of transportation and logistics to achieve tangible results, and effectively support the reduction of logistics costs in the whole society.
3. Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: vigorously develop intelligent equipment based on large models
On April 11, 2024, Jin Zhuanglong, Secretary of the Party Leadership Group and Minister of the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology, presided over the Symposium on Artificial Intelligence Empowering New Industrialization Enterprises and the Eighth Symposium on Manufacturing Enterprises, and had in-depth exchanges with artificial intelligence enterprises and manufacturing enterprises, learned more about the technological innovation, application promotion and difficulties and challenges of enterprises, listened carefully to the opinions and suggestions of enterprises, and studied the ideas and measures to accelerate the promotion of artificial intelligence-enabled new industrialization.
Jin Zhuanglong pointed out that it is necessary to speed up the intelligent upgrading of key industries, vigorously develop intelligent equipment and software based on large models, strengthen the construction of support systems such as talents, standards, testing capabilities, and open source mechanisms, promote the all-round and in-depth empowerment of artificial intelligence to new industrialization, and actively explore new paths for the integrated development of artificial intelligence and industry, so as to form a development pattern of two-way empowerment.
Market movements
4. Amazon will invest 5.4 billion in Europe to deploy logistics robots
On April 11, Amazon announced on its official website that it would invest 700 million euros (about 5.4 billion yuan) in the European market in the field of robotics and AI technology, focusing on its innovation lab in Italy. Founded in 2017, the lab is the hub for global mechatronics and sustainable packaging teams, deploying advanced automated robots and AI-driven equipment. By the end of 2024, the team will oversee the installation of more than 1,000 new robots across Amazon's network of European Fulfillment Centers (FCs) with an investment of more than €700 million.
5. The first commercial cross-sea low-altitude logistics route in the Greater Bay Area was launched
On April 12, a Fengzhou 90 cargo drone that took off from Chiwan Port in Shekou, Shenzhen, successfully arrived at Hongchang Logistics Park, Xiaolan Town, Zhongshan City, marking the official launch of the first commercial cross-sea low-altitude logistics route in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area.
The first commercial cross-sea low-altitude logistics route in the Greater Bay Area, which was jointly planned and opened by Fengyi Technology and Zhongshan Transportation Bureau, is the first low-altitude flight commercial logistics route between Shenzhen and Zhongshan, and has built a "deep-middle air channel" between the two places. At present, Fengyi Technology's low-altitude logistics routes can achieve a daily transportation volume of 12,000 orders in the Greater Bay Area.
6. The Beijing-Tianjin-Tangzhou Expressway is open for intelligent networked vehicle testing
On April 10, the Hebei Provincial Department of Transportation, the Hebei Provincial Department of Industry and Information Technology, and the Hebei Provincial Public Security Department jointly issued an announcement that the Hebei Langfang section of the Beijing-Shanghai Expressway (Hebei section of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tang Expressway) was officially used to carry out road testing and demonstration applications of intelligent networked vehicles.
The Hebei section of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangzhou Expressway is the first expressway intelligent networked vehicle test road opened in Hebei. Previously, the Beijing section and Tianjin section of the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangzhou Expressway have been opened for intelligent networked vehicle testing, and the opening of the Hebei section means that the Beijing-Tianjin-Tangzhou Expressway is open to intelligent networked vehicle testing and demonstration applications.
7.North American logistics technology company completed $50 million Series C financing
On April 16, UniUni, a Canadian logistics technology company, announced that it had completed a $50 million Series C financing led by DCM, a global venture capital firm, and achieved over-raising in this round of financing. This is the second round of funding that UniUni has completed in just a few months, following the announcement in December 2023 that it had closed a $20 million Series B2 funding round led by Canadian technology investment firm Celtic House Venture Partners.
Founded in 2019, UniUni innovates the B2C last-mile delivery model through its e-commerce-optimized logistics platform and variable cost model for driver recruitment, scheduling and routing, forming a dense distribution network while gradually building a digital service system and standardized service processes.
Peter Lu, CEO of UniUni, said, "As distribution coverage expands across the U.S., these funds will be used to further develop proprietary technology, power logistics platforms, and expand our network of sortation centers. ”
8. China IoT: The penetration rate of digital logistics projects reached 49.5%
On April 12, the China Federation of Logistics and Purchasing released the "2023 China Digital Logistics Development Report". According to the report, the pace of digital transformation of logistics enterprises in mainland China has continued to accelerate in recent years, and the number of newly established digital logistics enterprises has increased year by year, with the number of digital logistics enterprises established in 2023 reaching more than 5,900, an increase of nearly 12% over the previous year.
In addition, the number of key digital logistics projects in mainland China will reach 1,647 in 2023, and the penetration rate of digital logistics projects will reach 49.5% in 2023, an increase of 12.5 percentage points over the previous year.
The report points out that with the continuous advancement of the national strategy of digital economy, the integration of digital technology and physical industry has deepened, and the digitalization process of logistics in mainland China has shown an accelerated development trend.
9. The autonomous driving company "Kalman" completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series C financing
On April 12, according to the official WeChat news of Bailian Zhigao Capital, Kalman, an autonomous driving agricultural technology company, recently completed hundreds of millions of yuan in Series C financing, led by Bailian Zhigao Capital, followed by Innovation Works, Shenzhen Investment Holding Shenzhen-Hong Kong Science and Technology Innovation Fund, and SME Specialized and Special New Fund. The financing funds will be mainly used for capacity construction and technology research and development.
It is understood that Kalman is committed to applying high-precision GNSS satellite navigation, inertial navigation, visual navigation and lidar and other technologies to low-speed closed automatic driving scenarios, independently developing, producing and selling various unmanned system software and hardware products, providing overall solutions for unmanned systems, and covering intelligent agricultural machinery, intelligent water conservancy and intelligent garden machinery.
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